Anyone else expecting a November sparkler? *Updated with due dates!*

[jammers77]

Gemie: I know I already "woo"ed on fb, but WOOOOOOO!!!

Welcome Jammers (same due date here! bump buddies!) platinumvague, and rachael!!!!

Okay, so yesterday had my first prenatal (second appointment, though, already got to see baby once ), got to see baby again! and got bloods drawn. The midwife told me to take 250mg magnesium for headaches (in particular, migraines) daily, as well as 2000 UI of Vit D3...as most people (at least where I am from) tend to be deficient. Got a call today that my Vit D3 levels are at 23 ng/mL and they are supposed to be ABOVE 30! I looked it up and apparently under 30 is really bad... . I feel sad for my little baby. I'm sure it is taking what it needs, but if I am so deficient maybe the baby is not getting enough. They called this afternoon and told me to take 5000 (!) UI per day instead. I already bought my supplements yesterday, so I already took more when I got home from work. Has anyone else had this deficiency? I am thankful to find out now and that it WILL get corrected...but it takes 2-3 months to rise and stabilize. I just feel like I'm being a bad mama already .

Yay! We share a due date!!!

Hon, you're not a bad mama. 5,000 really isn't a great big amount, so don't worry that you might be taking too much. Most holistic doctors will recommend as much as 10,000 a day for pregnant and nursing moms. Mercola's website (check out that article--awesome stuff!) recommends 5,000 for all adults and for pregnant women, though I would bet my right arm that in another year or two that will be upped. My chiropractor takes 100,000 (YES, five zeros!) in the winter time. The guy hasn't been sick in years. I took 50,000 during the winter and never got the first sniffle. I'm taking 10,000 a day right now. I was deficient two years ago, though I don't know what the number was, my APRN said it was really low and prescribed 10,000 a week of D3. More and more you see higher amounts of D3 on pharmacy shelves, because doctors are realizing that the standard 400mcg is NOT sufficient. Actually, a typical Now I just take it regularly as a health benefit. I figure if someone was going to OD and drop dead, it'd be my chiropractor. LOL He's a 30 year old guy kicking strong!

 

[Tower6]

Welcome to all the new mommies!! Soany of you- how exciting!
I'm looking for Halloween outfits for this little girly because theres no way I'll go until nov 1, they have some really cute ideas!

 

[Tower6]

I know I sound ungrateful to moan about this- but I want to cry tonight! I went through all 3 pregnancies with NO stretch marks on my belly. That was with gaining 80 pounds each time and loosing it and they were each 17-18 months apart. The last baby was born and I saw little time white ones on my belly button after my stomach went back but literally last summer when I was the smallest I've ever been in m life I had 8% body fat and had a 6 pack with no loose skin which I never thought would happen after being 205 pounds at my heaviest.... Well now I want to cry because I think the ones that were tiny and white are spreading and I had a feeling this would happen if I had another baby. I don't mean to sound like a whinny bi$&h but I will be so depressed of I made it through all these babies and weight gain and was 6 years out of it just to destroy my tummy now. I'm literally crying while I write this because I can see them looking red ish (because my skin is so pale now) and I can feel the indents in my skin where they are spreading. I am so sad. I know how blessed I was because my one sister got them do bad from under her boobs to her knees and they would bleed they were so huge and I always felt so bad for her and wished I could take that away for her... Now that could be me and I just don't want to loose everything by having one more baby it wouldn't ever make me want to trade this baby- dot get me wrong- but to have been so grateful to have gained sooooo much and still go back and now potentially have huge stretch marks would ruin my already really low self confidence


Sorry to vent. Please don't think ungrateful, just having a big "moment"

 

[brinib]

Gemie: I know I already "woo"ed on fb, but WOOOOOOO!!!

Welcome Jammers (same due date here! bump buddies!) platinumvague, and rachael!!!!

Okay, so yesterday had my first prenatal (second appointment, though, already got to see baby once ), got to see baby again! and got bloods drawn. The midwife told me to take 250mg magnesium for headaches (in particular, migraines) daily, as well as 2000 UI of Vit D3...as most people (at least where I am from) tend to be deficient. Got a call today that my Vit D3 levels are at 23 ng/mL and they are supposed to be ABOVE 30! I looked it up and apparently under 30 is really bad... . I feel sad for my little baby. I'm sure it is taking what it needs, but if I am so deficient maybe the baby is not getting enough. They called this afternoon and told me to take 5000 (!) UI per day instead. I already bought my supplements yesterday, so I already took more when I got home from work. Has anyone else had this deficiency? I am thankful to find out now and that it WILL get corrected...but it takes 2-3 months to rise and stabilize. I just feel like I'm being a bad mama already .

Yay! We share a due date!!!

Hon, you're not a bad mama. 5,000 really isn't a great big amount, so don't worry that you might be taking too much. Most holistic doctors will recommend as much as 10,000 a day for pregnant and nursing moms. Mercola's website (check out that article--awesome stuff!) recommends 5,000 for all adults and for pregnant women, though I would bet my right arm that in another year or two that will be upped. My chiropractor takes 100,000 (YES, five zeros!) in the winter time. The guy hasn't been sick in years. I took 50,000 during the winter and never got the first sniffle. I'm taking 10,000 a day right now. I was deficient two years ago, though I don't know what the number was, my APRN said it was really low and prescribed 10,000 a week of D3. More and more you see higher amounts of D3 on pharmacy shelves, because doctors are realizing that the standard 400mcg is NOT sufficient. Actually, a typical Now I just take it regularly as a health benefit. I figure if someone was going to OD and drop dead, it'd be my chiropractor. LOL He's a 30 year old guy kicking strong!

Be really careful with this-- there is research showing that while having your levels sufficient is important, blood levels that are too high show higher risks of mortality from heart disease and cancer over time. Moderation! Just keep in mind that your body takes what it needs from the sun, which is where we normally would get vitamin D, and then stops making it when it has enough. When you take huge quantities via supplement your body can't get rid of it. There isn't much research on huge doses and the effects-- I would stick with 2000-5000IUs (this from your friendly natural health focused Nutritionist/Dietitian who has a bit of a specialty interest in vit D science ) I do agree that 400 IU which is the official Institute of Medicine recommendation is way too low! PS-- keep taking it if you breastfeed, your baby will get it through the breast milk. *steps off soap box*

 

[brinib]

I know I sound ungrateful to moan about this- but I want to cry tonight! I went through all 3 pregnancies with NO stretch marks on my belly. That was with gaining 80 pounds each time and loosing it and they were each 17-18 months apart. The last baby was born and I saw little time white ones on my belly button after my stomach went back but literally last summer when I was the smallest I've ever been in m life I had 8% body fat and had a 6 pack with no loose skin which I never thought would happen after being 205 pounds at my heaviest.... Well now I want to cry because I think the ones that were tiny and white are spreading and I had a feeling this would happen if I had another baby. I don't mean to sound like a whinny bi$&h but I will be so depressed of I made it through all these babies and weight gain and was 6 years out of it just to destroy my tummy now. I'm literally crying while I write this because I can see them looking red ish (because my skin is so pale now) and I can feel the indents in my skin where they are spreading. I am so sad. I know how blessed I was because my one sister got them do bad from under her boobs to her knees and they would bleed they were so huge and I always felt so bad for her and wished I could take that away for her... Now that could be me and I just don't want to loose everything by having one more baby it wouldn't ever make me want to trade this baby- dot get me wrong- but to have been so grateful to have gained sooooo much and still go back and now potentially have huge stretch marks would ruin my already really low self confidence


Sorry to vent. Please don't think ungrateful, just having a big "moment"

Tower-- that sucks! (although congrats on your very impressive weight loss!) While there may not be much you can do, make sure you are getting lots of vitamin C, A, E and zinc, omega 3s and water-- all of those nutrients help with skin.

Ack, I'm full of unsolicited nutrition advice today! Sorry.

I thought I'd escaped my last pregnancy without them, but it turned out they were under my bump where I couldn't see them, plus I got more on my boobs when my milk came in.

 

[Dazed125]

OH has his freaking period today and is severely pissing me off.

Lol, my boss has his too, must be something going around ;-) xx

 

[Dazed125]

Welcome to all the new guys! Wow, where did you all come from!! But happy you're here x

It's fruit day, I'm a plum - yay!! Miss k, what are you?

Happy Friday all
Xx

 

[gardenofedens]

I know I sound ungrateful to moan about this- but I want to cry tonight! I went through all 3 pregnancies with NO stretch marks on my belly. That was with gaining 80 pounds each time and loosing it and they were each 17-18 months apart. The last baby was born and I saw little time white ones on my belly button after my stomach went back but literally last summer when I was the smallest I've ever been in m life I had 8% body fat and had a 6 pack with no loose skin which I never thought would happen after being 205 pounds at my heaviest.... Well now I want to cry because I think the ones that were tiny and white are spreading and I had a feeling this would happen if I had another baby. I don't mean to sound like a whinny bi$&h but I will be so depressed of I made it through all these babies and weight gain and was 6 years out of it just to destroy my tummy now. I'm literally crying while I write this because I can see them looking red ish (because my skin is so pale now) and I can feel the indents in my skin where they are spreading. I am so sad. I know how blessed I was because my one sister got them do bad from under her boobs to Iher knees and they would bleed they were so huge and I always felt so bad for her and wished I could take that away for her... Now that could be me and I just don't want to loose everything by having one more baby it wouldn't ever make me want to trade this baby- dot get me wrong- but to have been so grateful to have gained sooooo much and still go back and now potentially have huge stretch marks would ruin my already really low self confidence


Sorry to vent. Please don't think ungrateful, just having a big "moment"

So sorry hun. I saw a nice message on fb about stretch marks recently that they are badges of honor and in many countries women who don't have any are mourned for because it means they didn't get to experience the gift of motherhood. I still put cocoa butter on my belly every day though so I understand. With my first pregnancy it didn't cross my mind to put it on my boobs though so I have plenty of stretch marks there...

 

[teacup22]

Tower - I'm covered in stretch marks from m first... Don't worry!
Welcome all the new ladies!
I'm so exhausted lately... I thought it was supposed to end in second tri? Bleugh.
I don't want to get up and sort my toddler out, worst mummy ever!

 

[BubsMom17]

Tower - no worries Hun. We all have moments of "what the f*ck have I done to my body?" I have crappy stretch marks on my boobs, butt and thighs. I know there will be more to the collection come November. Oh well.... Self tanner was made for a reason, right?

 

[teacup22]

Wow! My belly feels huge today! It's so hard too! I know I'm just going to get huge from now on! Once I pop that's it for me lol
Didn't pop till 23 weeks with my first though!

 

[Dazed125]

Tower - now you know you are having another girl are you planning another name that begins with B? Xx

 

[Scarlett P]

Hello!

Please can I join? I'm due November 24th and I CANT WAIT!!!!

Congrats to all you ladies on here, hope you're all well and the MS is starting to get better.

x

 

[Creative]

Scarlett, welcome to the Sparklers.

 

[lovehearts]

Oo newbies, hello all

 

[Dazed125]

Welcome Scarlett

I notice you mention acupuncture in your signature, what was your experience of it? After a long wait and clomid a friend who had had fertility treatment recommended acupuncture, I only had one session before I conceived but I do wonder if that helped

 

[miss_kseniya]

This is going to be mammoth lol.

Hello to Jammers, Platinum, Rachel, Littleboy, Missl1 and Scarlett. Welcome ladies

Cass that made me laugh. My OH has man-periods from time to time and it drives me mad!

Babymonkey I was taking an extra vitamin D supplement in addition to folic acid, but my midwife said to switch to pregnacare when I hit 12 weeks as that contains everything you need. Starting to wonder if I should start taking the vitamin D and the pregnacare now, even though it does contain vitamin D too. I might look into the Magnesium too (can't remember who mentioned that) as my headaches are really bad.

Bubs I have been getting awful headaches too and I just can't do anything for them. Its actualyl really getting me down at the moment. Worse because I work in a building with those horribile strip lights and they make it a million times worse

Dazed Yay for plum. I think I am a lemon this week. Is it me or are the weeks starting to speed up now the scans are out of the way?

Gemie Yay for your little blue bundle. I can't wait to find out what bubs is.

Tower try not to worry about the stretch marks hun (I know easier said than done). Think of them as baby battle scars and they are so worth it. I had some appear on my boobs after my breast implants and they are so silver now you barely notice them.

Sorry if I've missed something important out. I had 3 pages to catch up on.

Also, someone was going to send a prviate facebook messge to 3boys to make sure everything is ok as she hasn't been on here for ages. Did she reply at all? It's worrying when ladies drop off the radar on here. Hope Lora is doing ok too.

Happy Friday everyone and hope you are all ok xx

 

[Scarlett P]

Welcome Scarlett

I notice you mention acupuncture in your signature, what was your experience of it? After a long wait and clomid a friend who had had fertility treatment recommended acupuncture, I only had one session before I conceived but I do wonder if that helped

Hello!

We'd been ttc for a year so I had my 21 dpo bloods done and they showed low progesterone so we were referred to fertility clinic. The consultant said that although I was ovulating, the levels weren't high enough so the lining wouldn't be thick enough for an egg to stick. OH had low motility on a SA too and the consultant said that although there was a chance we'd conceive naturally it was a slim one and gave me clomid. I never started them cos what I didn't realise was I was pregnant in that appointment

My OH had quit smoking so I think that helped, but as I knew I'd have a wait for my referral I decided to try accupuncture and herbs and managed to see my lady right at the start and again mid cycle. I'm convinced it did the trick as I did nothing different apart from that, and (TMI sorry) I'd never had so much EWCM I still see my lady now and it's really helped with the MS

Sorry for the very long reply!! We've finally started telling people and I can't believe this has finally happened to us

Congrats on your BFP how long were you ttc for?

 

[Creative]

I've had three full term pregnancies and have never had a stretch mark. It must be my old age, but this morning when I was oiling my tummy several little silver stretch marks waved at me. I now have marks of love!

 

[Dazed125]

That's awesome that you conceived naturally with your other factors!

We had been actively trying for about 18 months but we have been together almost 10 years and not preventing most of that time. My OH's test results said he had super sperm! Lol so whatever the problem was it was all me, but it was unexplained

I had just been to see my consultant to discuss ivf but think I was already pregnant then

I had tried lots of alternative medicine so it's nice to hear someone else's positive story!

Gosh, that all feels so long ago already!!